Miami County’s prosecutor is seeking a delay in the late July trial date for Richard Terrel in the 2015 homicide of William York Sr. of Tipp City.

The trial is now scheduled to begin July 26 after previously being changed from mid- to late-July in county Common Pleas Court.

Judge Christopher Gee granted a motion by defense lawyer Jay Adams to move the trial beginning date from July 12 because Adams had a scheduling conflict. The trial now is scheduled to start July 26 and last four days.

Prosecutor Tony Kendell on June 28 filed a request to continue the June 26 trial date saying three expert witnesses “essential to the presentation of the state’s case” are unavailable that week because of previous commitments.

Terrel, 36, is charged with murder, felonious assault, receiving stolen property, gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death of York, 88. His remains were found June 3, 2015, in a Kentucky creek.

Terrel has pleaded not guilty.

York’s granddaughter, Hope Earnshaw-York, 25, of Tipp City, pleaded no contest and was found guilty in April of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death. She also pleaded to receiving stolen property and drug possession.

Gee will hold a hearing on the motion Friday, July 8.